Stay Loose & Rock On

Dick Dale, July 21/ Check out legendary surf-rocker Dick Dale as he tears through single-note staccato guitar histrionics that have in;uenced everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Eddie Van Halen. Dale also
has been an innovator who developed new equipment with Leo Fender that helped push ampli;er technology to new frontiers, so an evening with this near-mythical fretmaster should be one to remember.
[Rex Theatre, 1602 E. Carson St., South Side; 412/381-6811, rextheatre.com] 600 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh Open M-F, 11-3

For Pittsburghers whoprefer guitars set to stun,enter ;e Long Knives,a duo issuing direct andheartfelt pop overtureswith thick layers ofdistortion. ;e Knives have that early-’90sindie-rock thing going on, making them oneof those rare musical acts capable of evokinggood noise from a few instruments. ;at ;eKnives can keep the intensity of a song suchas “Burning Angel” through such smolder-ing numbers as “Roses & Rings” furtherdemonstrates their ability to handle ;rmmeditations in contrast with the white noisethat permeates this release. Should you give;e Long Knives’ Holy Ghost Points a listen?Most de;nitely. It wouldn’t hurt to take in alive show either.

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TAPEFrizz

“Oh, cool,” I thought,as Frizz’s albumopener “My Advice”cut blissfully to thechase with a toneof unforgiving andtroublesome ribaldry. “I hope this keeps up.” Itdidn’t, which was ;ne — the record actuallygot better. Frizz nods o; into “Some Noise,”where things get really trenchant and weird.;e band has a knack for coiling itselfaround the songs without letting things gettoo personal. ;ere’s something about theculmination of an album with a few knotsexisting upon the foundation of a commonthread. Frizz does just that — with a fewchoice surprises that carry the listener out tothe bitter end.